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1 British English

2 Pronunciation British English American English
・vowel [a:] [o] [eu] ・ /r/ [be:d] [ha:t] [fa:] ・/j/ [dju:] [tju:zdi] ・wh- [wat] [wen] [wai] ・vowel [ae] [a] [ou] ・/r/ [be:rd] [ha:rt] [fa:r] ・/j/ [du:] [tu:zdi] ・wh- [hwat] [hwen] [hwai]

3 Vocabulary & Spelling British English American English ○ ・spelling ×
Your house is very homely.   ☟        ○ homely/cosy and comfortable ・spelling -tre/-our/-que/-ise theatre/colour/cheque/organise Your house is very homely.        × homely/unattractive in appearance ・spelling -ter/-or/-ck/-ize theater/color/check/organize

4 Grammar British English American English burn-burnt-burnt
learn-learnt-learnt get-got-got Have you got the ticket? Do you have the ticket? burn-burned-burned learn-learned-learned get-got-gotten Have you got the ticket?       ☟ Do you have the ticket? ※Have you gotten the ticket? →Have you obtained the ticket?

5 Communication Style “How do you do?” ↓ Introduce themselves
(they tend not to be close to the person) ● The answer of the question to British people: “What do you think is the feature of British people?” 1, always talking about weather 2, wait in line 3, ironic


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